West County: Meade Middle student wins Carson Scholarship | Maryland Gazette (HometownGlenBurnie.com)

Although the qualifications for the award are rigorous, Christian appeared to have little trouble meeting them. A straight-A student throughout his middle school years, he surpassed the required 3.75 grade point average. There was also an essay requirement based on someone who had inspired the applicants. Christian chose his older brother, 17-year-old Tim, and wrote about looking beyond outward appearances to recognize his brother's character and inner strengths.

Christian plans to become a physician one day.

For more information, call the school at 410-674-2355.

Spring festival

St. Mark United Methodist Church, 1440 Dorsey Road in Hanover, will host its "Spring Festival: A Celebration of Christ and Community," from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

The festival gives the community a free opportunity to have fun, food and fellowship with the church.

There will be song and dance performances, games and prizes.

For more information, call the church at 410-859-5352.

Sarah's House pins

The staff of Sarah's House is offering a large selection of "House Pins" for a meaningful Mother's Day present.

People can make a $25 tax-deductible donation to Sarah's House at 2015 20th St. on Fort George G. Meade between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and choose a pin design. The staff will send a card to the special mom to show that a donation was made in her honor.

The facility is an emergency shelter for men, women and children which also provides services to enrich the lives of families in hard situations.

For more information, call Angela Murray at 410-519-5081.

PTSA at Meade High

The Parent-Teacher-Student Association of Meade High School will host an information night on the college savings plans of Maryland at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the high school, 1100 Clarks Road, Fort George G. Meade.

The PTSA also will discuss general election of its officers for the upcoming term.

For more information, contact Otha Miller, PTSA president, at 443-253-9447.

Library events

The Provinces library, 2624 Annapolis Road, Severn, will host a program for school-aged children, "Books are Treasures Waiting to be Discovered," from Monday through May 17.

Children can explore the library on a scavenger hunt and pick up a prize after they are finished. They also can test their knowledge of books and authors by doing a word search and crossword puzzle.

For more information, call the library at 410-222-6280.

The West County Area library, 1325 Annapolis Road, Odenton, will celebrate Children's Book Week from Monday through May 17 by hosting special activities all week for children of all ages.

For instance, the Teen Book Club will discuss "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" from 7 to 8 p.m. May 15.

In another library program, teens can learn the art of success in their first job. The guest speaker will be Marcia Hall, award-winning author of "Navigating Newbie-ism: 12 Simple Ways to Thrive in Your First Job and Career" and "The College Student's Guide." The event will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow.

For more information, call the library at 410-222-6277.

SIA meeting

The Severn Improvement Association will meet tonight at its headquarters, 430 Queenstown Road in Severn.

The board of director will meet at 7 p.m., followed by a general session at 8 p.m.

For more information, call Jessica Snipes, secretary of the association, at 410-787-1444.

Toastmasters Club

The Toastmaster Club at New Life Fellowship Baptist Church, 7605 Harmans Road, Hanover, meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of the month.

For more information, call Eugene Hill at 443-790-8618, Elaine Hill at 443-790-8619 or either of them at 410-674-5267.

DAV meeting

The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 13 and its auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Howard L. Turner American Legion Post 276, located at 8068 Quarterfield Road, Severn.

For more information, call Tom Unkle at 443-286-6647.

Knights of Columbus

Father Bernard Harding Council 12180 of the Knights of Columbus meets on the first and third Thursday of the month at St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church, 2815 Jessup Road in Jessup.

The meeting is held in the parish center at 7:30 p.m.

All Catholic men ages 18 and older are eligible to join.

For more information, call the parish center at 410-799-7291 or visit www.kccouncil12180.org.

Clubs and organizations in the Jessup-Severn-Hanover and Harmans area can call Maryland Gazette correspondent Jill Dame at 410-336-9015 for publication of their news. They also can send e-mail to heymom7@gmail.com.